WATCH: Shocking new Netflix doc shows just how far Boys Scouts Of America went to cover up sex abuse
thousands of child sex abuse claims, many of which had quite literally been filed away by officials in an effort to protect the integrity of the organization.The new Netflix documentary, Scouts Honor: The Secret Files Of The Boy Scouts Of America, delves into the decades-long cover-up efforts, speaking with whistleblowers, survivors, and other experts about the complicated web of lies and abuse, and the heartbreaking toll its taken on thousands of young lives.Actually, that’s 82,209 lives, to be exact—that we know of.
That’s how many had come forward to make claims against the BSA at the time of the doc’s production.And while some will say this is the work of some “bad apples” within the BSAs ranks, Scouts Honor sets out to expose the deep-seeded systemic issues that allowed this to happen, starting with the fact that the supposed “rigorous application and screening process” to vet scout leaders was more or less nonexistent.A hardware store in Virginia is facing criticism after an employee there allegedly shouted homophobic remarks at a young Boy Scout and his father.The film comes on the heels of another last year, the similarly titled Boy Scout’s Honor, which unpacked the organization’s cover-up efforts by way of one individual’s harrowing story of abuse.
